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Faculty News

Prof. Sam Merchant Appears on NewsNation’s Live Coverage of Supreme Court Rulings

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Professor Sam Merchant delivered live legal analysis on NewsNation as the Supreme Court released landmark decisions yesterday. Major rulings included the president’s ability to fire heads of independent…

Prof. Sam Merchant Interviewed on NewsNation About Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions

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Professor Sam Merchant was interviewed on NewsNation about upcoming decisions to be handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court. Among the cases the court is considering are the president’s ability to fire independent…

Prof. Sam Merchant Interviewed by Axios About Lengths of Prison Sentences in Feeding Our Future Fraud Cases

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Professor Sam Merchant was interviewed by Axios Twin Cities about the length of sentence Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Block was expecting to receive in her role pandemic-era fraud scheme. Some of the lower…

Prof. Sam Merchant Interviewed by The Minnesota Daily About Loss of Goodwill Between Local Courts and U.S. Attorney’s Office

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Professor Sam Merchant was interviewed for an opinion piece in The Minnesota Daily about the chaos in the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office stemming from numerous resignations of attorneys and the influx…

Prof. Sam Merchant Interviewed by Law360 About Amendments to Federal Sentencing Guidelines

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Professor Sam Merchant was interviewed by Law360 about the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines. The proposed new amendments could lead to shorter prison…

Prof. Sam Merchant Quoted by New York Times About Sean Combs’ Sentence Length

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Professor Sam Merchant was quoted by the New York Times about the length of sentence that rapper Sean Combs will receive at a hearing this Friday. In July, at the conclusion of an eight-week trial, a…